Vancouver City Council is the governing body of the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ...
The city is governed by the provincial Vancouver Charter, not the Local Government Act used for other municipal governments.
Powers of the Vancouver council include:
pass by-laws to regulate such things as noise and land use
buy and sell property
collect certain taxes
approve expenditures
take on debts
give grants
hire and discharge employees
City council sits at City GHall at 453 West 12th Avenue.
The council consists of the mayor plus ten person council elected to serve a 3 year term. Monthly, a deputy mayor is appointed from among the councilors. The last election was November 16, 2002. The next election will be on November 19, 2005. A Council is a group of people who usually possess some powers of governance. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Unlike most Canadian city councils, all Vancouver councillors are elected at-large. A proposal to move to a conventional ward system was rejected by voters in an October 17, 2004 referendum. October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Vancouver (pronounced [væːnˈkʰuv̥ɚ]) is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia.
Vancouver is adjacent to the Strait of Georgia, a body of water that is shielded from the Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island.
Vancouver has a wet climate and is surrounded by water; while early records show that there may have been as many as fifty creeks and streams in the area, currently only four are left.
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